8.55 am: India need 70 points to qualify for the World Test Championship final. All the scenarios are explained here . 8.53 am: We’re ju...
8.55 am: India need 70 points to qualify for the World Test Championship final. All the scenarios are explained here.
8.53 am: We’re just minutes away from the toss at the Chepauk!
Axar isn’t available. Nadeem and Rahul Chahar added to the squad. Toss-up between Nadeem and Sundar now. England have had fair share of troubles against LAS. So....will it be Nadeem then? #IndvEng
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 5, 2021
How about this for today: Rohit, Gill, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Pant, Washington, Ashwin, Kuldeep, Ishant, Bumrah?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 5, 2021
8.44 am: India have been dealt a blow ahead of the start of the game as Axar Patel has been ruled out because of a knee injury. “He complained of pain in his left knee during Team India’s optional training session on Thursday,” the BCCI stated.
8.40 am: Hello and welcome to live updates from day one of the first Test between India and England.
The first two Tests of the four-match series will be played in Chennai, before the action shifts to Chennai.
Virat Kohli returns to captain a buoyant India against England as they aim to build on their famous win over Australia by sealing a place in the World Test Championship final.
Next up is the much-anticipated four-game series against Joe Root’s England, who are also on a...
